Garment stretcher and wrinkle eliminator



Sept. 3, 1957 A. E. BROOKHART 2,805,010

GARMENT STRETCHER AND WRINKLE ELIMINATOR Filed Dec. 22, 1955 INVENTOR.ARTHU R E. BROOKHART ATTORNEYS iat Arthur E. Brookhart, Portland, Greg.

Application December 22, 1955, Serial Ne. 554,7 62

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-72) The present invention relates to a garmentstretcher and wrinkle eliminator and particularly to such a device thatis adapted for maintaining the press in trousers, skirts, shirts, coatsand the like, and eliminating wrinkles therefrom.

The primary object of the invention is to maintain the press in trousershung by the cuffs and the like by providing means for suspending fromthe waist of the trousers a weight to stretch the garment while hangingon a hanger.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for stretchingthe garment in such a manner as not only to maintain the press in thegarment while not being worn, but to also eradicate wrinkles developedin the garment while being worn.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of theclass described above that can be collapsed into a small space while notbeing used.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the followingspecification when considered in the light of the attached drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention which illustrates thegarment stretcher and wrinkle eliminator applied to a pair of trousers,the trousers being partially broken away for convenience ofillustration.

Figure 2. is a side elevation of the invention in collapsed and foldedposition while not in use, partially broken away.

Figure 3 is a transverse cross-section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a transverse cross-section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and illustrating the hook forhanging the shoes as illustrated in broken lines in Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein like reference numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several figures, the referencenumeral indicates generally a garment stretcher and wrinkle eliminatorconsisting of a tubular member 11, having a hook-like member 12 formedon one of its ends, and adapted to receive the rod 13 telescopicallywithin its opposite end. The rod 13 is slidable within the member 11.

A hook 14 is formed on the opposite end of the rod 13 and consists of aright angled portion 15, having a partially reversed bend 16 formedthereon. The end of this portion 16 is reverted as at 17, see Figure 4,or a rubber terminal may be applied thereto so that the heel 18 of theshoe 19 can be hung thereon without injuring the same. The shoes 19 areillustrated in broken line position. The hook member 12 is of the sameconstruction as that above-described for the hook member 14.

Clips 20 are adapted to be mounted on a portion 21 of the hook member12. Ears 22 of a jaw 23 of the clip 20 and the cars 24 of the jaw 25 arerotatably mounted on 2,805,019 Patented Sept. 3, 1957 2 the portion 21.A coil spring 26 is mounted about the member 21, having one of its ends27 bearing against the rear end 28 of the jaw 23, and its opposite end29 bearing against the rear end 30 of the jaw 25. The spring 26 tends toclose the ends 31 of the jaws tightly together clipping the waist band32 of the trousers or garment 33 therebetween. The tips 31 of the jaws25 may be serrated or plain as illustrated, but they must hold firmly tothe garment 33 when applied thereto.

A clip 34 is provided for clipping to the tubular member 11 while a clip35 is adapted to be clipped to the forward edge of the inside crotch 36of the garment. The clips 34 and 35 are connected together by a tensionspring 37. The garment 33 is held by a conventional hanger 38, which maybe hooked over the rail 39 in the usual manner.

I will now describe how my new and improved garment stretcher andwrinkle eliminator 10 is applied to the trousers 33. The cufis of thetrousers 33 are hung by the hanger 38 as illustrated in Figure 1. Thetelescopic member 11 is expanded to the desired width whereon the clips20 can be applied to the waist band 32 of the trousers 33, as shown. Theclip 35 is applied to the crotch 36 of the trousers 33, preferablytowards the front of the trousers 33, while the clip 34 is applied tothe tubular member 11, stretching the spring 37 so as to put a tensionbetween the waist band 32 of the trousers 33 and the crotch 36. Thiseliminates wrinkles formed in the front part of the trousers 33.

Weight is applied to the hooks 12 and 14. This weight can be supplied byshoes 19 by hanging the heels 18 over the hook members 16, therefore noadditional outside equipment is necessary other than this device whichcan be collapsed into a small space as illustrated in Figure '2 when notin use. While in this collapsed position the spring 37 holds the same inthis position as illustrated in Figure 2.

Skirts, shirts, jackets or other garments can be stretched and thewrinkles eliminated by this device as well as trousers.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, itshould be understood that numerous modifications and structuraladaptations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of theappended claim.

What is claimed is:

A garment stretcher and wrinkle eliminator for trousers suspended fromtheir lower end comprising an elongated tube, a rod telescopicallymounted in said tube, a depending hook formed on one end of said tube, asecond depending hook formed on one end of said rod, said dependinghooks being arranged in spaced relation, a spring clamp carried by saidtube adjacent said first hook, a second spring clamp carried by said rodadjacent said second hook, said clamps detachably securing said rod andsaid tube to the waist band of said trousers, a clamp detachablyengaging the crotch portion of said trousers, and resilient meansconnecting said last named clamp to said tube for maintaining tensionbetween said tube and said crotch portion, said hooks adapted to carryremovable weights whereby said trousers may be stretched to eliminatewrinkles therein.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS889,014 Jackson May 26, 1908 1,497,911 Janicki June 17, 1924 2,583,996Cavanagh Jan. 29, 1952

